The politics of reproductive ritual

University of California Press Berkeley, CA Published In Pages: ??
By Paige, Jeffery M., Paige, Karen

Hypothesis

Circumcision is positively associated with patrilocal and avunculocal residence patterns (162).

Note

Patrilocal and avunculocal residence are dichotomized against amatrilocal, ambilocal, and neolocal residence patterns which disperse kinsmen. Relationship becomes insignificant when holding fraternal interest group strength constant.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Pearson's rSupportedp < 0.01r = 0.30UNKNOWN

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